Press releases

11 Sep 2013 : First global meeting of wildlife enforcement networks highlights importance of cross-border cooperation to combat transnational organized wildlife and forest crime
11 Sep 2013 : New report warns of uncertain future for African elephants
11 Sep 2013 : Heads of global consortium to fight wildlife crime meet to discuss future strategies to combat transnational organized wildlife and forest crime
11 Sep 2013 : Ministers come together in Bangkok to discuss the serious nature of transnational organized wildlife and forest crime
11 Sep 2013 : CITES conference opens amid calls to combat overfishing, illegal logging and wildlife crime
18 Feb 2013 : CITES Secretary-General praises Operation Cobra
24 Dec 2012 : CITES welcomes United Nations Security Council call to investigate links between elephant poaching, ivory smuggling and illicit financing of the LRA
11 Sep 2013 : CITES welcomes Secretary Clinton’s ‘Call for Action’ on illegal wildlife trade
05 Oct 2012 : New list of proposals for the CITES world wildlife conference are available online today
26 Sep 2012 : Megadiverse nations discuss the links between wildlife and the livelihoods of poor rural communities
12 Sep 2012 : CITES welcomes the APEC 2012 Leaders Vladivostok Declaration – Integrate to Grow, Innovate to Prosper
11 Sep 2013 : CITES welcomes Bahrain as its 176th Member State
11 Sep 2013 : CITES acts to curb smuggling of elephant ivory and rhino horn
11 Sep 2013 : ICCWC launches wildlife and forest crime toolkit
11 Sep 2013 : CITES meeting to tackle massive smuggling of elephant ivory and rhino horn
11 Sep 2013 : Rio+20 recognizes the important role of CITES
11 Sep 2013 : Experts report highest elephant poaching and ivory smuggling rates in a decade
19 Jun 2012 : Amazon countries join efforts against illegal wildlife trade
11 Sep 2013 : ‘Rhinos under threat’ film première in Rio
12 Jun 2012 : CITES praises GEF for approving innovative rhino project